Rockingham Castle and the Watsons
Author | : Charles Wise |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1891 |
ISBN-10 | : HARVARD:32044081236457 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rockingham Castle and the Watsons written by Charles Wise and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Watson of Lyddington, Rutland County, a member of an ancient family, was a justice of the peace and a "surveyor general." He and his wife, Emma Smith, are said to have been the parents of fifteen children; seven are listed in his will. When he died in 1530, he held leases on a half a dozen parsonages and several "lordships, lands, and tenements" and was lord of some fourteen manors. The Watsons of Rockingham Castle were his descendants.